Perimenopause or Anxiety or ???

Hello jodstar3, the answer is a great big YES im so fed up with feeling ill everyday. Like you i feel sick, bloated, off balance and lightheaded but no sweating or palpitations as yet. Iv had a bad stomach all week which is making me feel yuck. I really don't know but i put these feelings down to perimenopause and anxiety as like you i have all the tests known to man and after reading posts on here i think it must be. Believe me I know how your feeling and its horrendous, who would believe we have to go through this for so long we should be enjoying life not dread waking to another day of feeling ill. Keep going and we'll get there i hope. sending you a comforting hug x

ladyfor123

bless you, i have that very same feeling this week, i have not wanted to do a thing, been on sofa for a week. have not even spoken to anyone, partner works overseas, you mention Vit D. i have just found out about natecal D3 as i have just run out of my D supplement, mind you i am in spain so its a different name here and OTC med so no prescription, its both Vit D and Calcium, i am in year 8 or Peri, ages 49, no HRT, muddling through on natural supplements, was given anti anxiety anti depressants, but only took one as made me dis orientated, dizzy and headache from hell, so i will do with out.. i have to have a word with myself today and get out and do some shopping, and get these tablets, its awful i know. i am normally so active and enthusiastic but this week, no, and i really dont care... some weeks i am fine, and others i feel low, i feel un attractive and worthless this week, hugs to you all... Jayx

Big group hug to all the ladies out there suffering with this,, WE CAN DO IT!!!! I keep re reading previous posts to confirm I am NOT ALONE in this even if I think I am going mad sometimes it is a BIG comfort to know i am not alone, XXXXXXXXXX

Yes I keep coming back to site and reading them over and over..Sometimes i feel like sitting on couch for a week also!!!it is the most awful and lonely feeling when you feel that ill..then i can feel fine for a few days and wish it would last longer then that..very frustrating but i thank all of you for posting on here so we dont feel so alone..love to you all!!!

Hi everyone, just found this forum and I'm so glad I have. I have the exact symptoms you are all discussing and have almost driven myself even more bonkers thinking I had all sorts of weird illnesses. I'm 42 so had thought I had a while to go before worrying about this kind of thing. My problems started 6 months ago after I had a large ovarian cyst removed along with one of my ovaries and Fallopian tube. I was told that as I had one ovary I wouldn't need HRT and the other ovary would do the job of both. This doesn't seem to be the case as ever since I have had anxiety, wobbly legs, dizzy spells, could enter a world championship weeing contest, bloating etc I have had a few sweats and get palpitations a few times a day. All tests so far have been in the normal range and the doctor has tried to make me go on anti depressants which I am resisting. I have also got really dry eyes and can't wear my contact lenses anymore so feeling really down about that too. Has anyone else had this? my skin seems really dry too. I'm just so glad I found this discussion so can see its not just me. Anyway hope you all get some relief from this nightmare soon. Much love x

Oh yes , I used to get the dry eyes thing in the beginning, like someone was blowing gently on them, well usually just one eye ( more weirdness ) and also an odd yawning, like over and over, huge yawns....how daft does that sound? not surprised they want to have us all on ADs...

Chris - they are exactly the symptoms I got with peri - also offered ad's!! Hrt (estrogel) has really helped me and at 42 you should definitely have hrt for protection of bones and heart. Hard to pick the worst symptom, but the anxiety and palps were a real bummer

Hi Ladies..

had on comment on the above, when i first went into peri no knowing, i had ovarian cysts, and had to have regular scans, they referred to them as follicular cysts, some were 6cm but, luckily they dispersed without having surgery, I think I had about three at different times, quite big... also dry eyes, tell me about it, I too wear contacts, but when dry eyes start I have to take them out and wear my glasses...

also... this sounds awful I know, but is it just me... some days I seem to be very wet armpit wise, i am paranoid about it, i use alsorts wipes, driclor roll on, everything, it seems to come and go, some days worse than others I hate it... for no reason I seem excessive and have to wear dark colours sometimes, too nervous to wear grey etc and colours that may show it if it starts... and.... I never went shopping today, I just couldn't be bothered.. theres always tomorrow. then tomorrow comes and I still don't want to ... xx

Thanks Sandra and Susan, reassuring I'm not the only one, Sandra that's the exact same sensation I have with my eyes, well mostly the left one the other is usually alright. The yawning too, I didn't realise that was anything to do with it, sometimes I think I need a flip top head they feel so huge. I'll head back to the Docs and mention HRT. Thanks again, sleep well - fingers crossed x

HRT... I am too nervous to use it, I know it suppose to help, i promised my mum i would never use it, she didnt either, we have history of breast cancer and we dare not use it. so its all natural remedy for me.....

theres such misleading info about it and breast cancer etc that until there is more positive talk about it i dare not use, and weight gain, oh no... i did use the natural progesterone cream for a year and developed a big breast cyst, lump in one breast, it ached, i was so scared, i stopped using it, and within two months it was gone and never returned...

Always a personal choice whether to use hrt or not, but all latest news is very positive in terms of efficacy and safety, especially for those under 52, with low risk types such as patches or gel. For me I could not have gone any longer with the symptoms I had - accurate information is available from meno specialists rather than Internet and old studies, but if you can manage without it don't take it.

Thankyou so much ladylor123 and Anxiousface for your reply. It's just bloody terrible what we are going through and just so glad I'm not imagining the symptoms that everyone else has. I forgot to say I do take a tablet called Kalma when I'm really bad it does work but makes you very groggy and coyld easily get addicted to it, but so far it's an emergency one. I woke this morning again feeling so sick and lightheaded, honestly I would rather a hangover than this. I'm of to see a natropath this morning as I'm hoping he might have some answers. Never seen one before so u have nothing to loose. Wish me luck and I will re post back how I go. Sending hugs back to you all x

Thanks everyone I feel much better knowing Im not the only one and that other people know what its like. Jayneejay, I too get the underarm thing but weirdly can get this but feel cold everywhere else, its just horrible like everything else. Unfortunately my cyst grew to a whopping 20 cm and needed surgery to get rid of, I'm really scared I might get more.

Also a bit scared of HRT but I don't think my doctor will let me try it anyway.I have read up on it quite a bit since I started feeling like this and the information I have seen is mostly encouraging.

Good luck at the Natropath Jodstar let us know how you get on. I think this may be something I will try first or acupuncture or something holistic before going down the HRT route.

Hi, thanks for the replies, it means so much to me, well today I feel same, and also backache worse today, its always niggling me, I am waiting a delivery of my Estroven Maximum as ran out again, cannot get it here in Spain, have to get from the net, Its amazing what I have learned with Estroven Max I took it for years constant, and stopped as felt quite good a few months ago, then all went downhill fast, I restarted but ran out as I could only get one bottle at the time, so again, I am not helping the matter.. old Estroven 'Maximum ( natural remedy for menopause and hot flash) use to be two a day ( 60 in bottle) i always took one, now they have increased strength and its one a day ( maybe i need half now) ummm anyway my natural route is Estroven Max with energy, Vit D / Calcium, Maca, Idodine of Kelp, and Jarrows Vit B 12 5000mcg, as and when need an energy boost.. and Vit B1 as this keeps the Mozzys off you, I think I have slumped due to stopping and starting my Estroven Max, it all kicked off when I stopped taking it, so I intend to restart and continue non stop and see what happens... a safe HRT would be heaven, but too nervous with family history and my Cysts i had ...

hope you all have a good day... hugs xx